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  2. Nadine Gordimer - Wikipedia

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    Gordimer was born to Jewish parents near Springs, an East Rand mining town outside Johannesburg.She was the second daughter of Isidore Gordimer (1887–1962), a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant watchmaker from Žagarė in Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), [2] [3] and Hannah "Nan" (née Myers) Gordimer (1897–1973), a British Jewish immigrant from London.

  3. 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    The 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South African activist and writer Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014) "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity." [1] She is the 7th female and first South African recipient of the prize followed by J. M. Coetzee in ...

  4. My Son's Story - Wikipedia

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    My Son's Story is the ninth novel by South African novelist Nadine Gordimer.It was written towards the end of the State of Emergency and first published in 1990. The very next year, Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the Swedish Academy explicitly cited My Son's Story in their press release, calling it "ingenious and revealing and at the same time enthralling".

  5. List of Nobel laureates in Literature - Wikipedia

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    [5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As of 2024, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French with 16 laureates and German with 14 laureates. France has the highest number of ...

  6. Occasion for Loving - Wikipedia

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    Occasion for Loving is a 1963 novel by South African author Nadine Gordimer. [1] It was her third published novel and sixth published book. [2]The novel focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship during apartheid between a woman in the wealthy white elite in South Africa and an African artist. [2]

  7. No Time Like the Present - Wikipedia

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    No Time Like the Present is a 2012 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It was Gordimer's last published novel during her lifetime. The novel deals with a variety of issues in contemporary South Africa, including unemployment, HIV-AIDS, and corruption. [1]

  8. Telling Tales (anthology) - Wikipedia

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    Telling Tales is a 2004 anthology of works celebrating life, edited and organized by South African writer Nadine Gordimer as a fundraiser for South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign, which lobbies for government funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. [1] [2] It includes 21 short stories by award-winning writers, including five Nobel ...

  9. None to Accompany Me - Wikipedia

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    None to Accompany Me is a 1994 novel by South African Nobel Winner Nadine Gordimer. The novel follows the motifs and plot framework of a Bildungsroman, exploring the development of the main character, Vera Stark. [1] The novel is set during the early 1990s in South Africa after the release of Nelson Mandela. [2]